John
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Originally posted by Gareth F
Im now looking for a new set of tyres for mine, dont realise how easy it munches through tthem in the wet 
That's your driving, nothing to do with it munching through tyres.
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3CorsaMeal
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are they really that fast, i don't seem to believe the diesel figures, its just doesn't seem the same like having 300bhp at 7000rpm in a petrol engine.
do you notice a difference from 200lb/ft instead of 300lb/ft, is it 50% better?
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A2H GO
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
are they really that fast, i don't seem to believe the diesel figures, its just doesn't seem the same like having 300bhp at 7000rpm in a petrol engine.
do you notice a difference from 200lb/ft instead of 300lb/ft, is it 50% better?
My 200bhp/300lb/ft diesel Astra never felt as quick as it was which made it a boring car to drive IMO.
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John
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My astra was never as quick as they were made out to be, I'd say the mapped VAG's are faster.
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whitter45
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Originally posted by John
My astra was never as quick as they were made out to be, I'd say the mapped VAG's are faster.
PD vags feel faster because of how they deliver power and even pre CR TDi engines are the same
My mates A3 170 TDi alwasy felt quicker than my BMW 120D as the TDI delivery was not as smooth as the BMW
However in reality the BMW was a fair bit quicker
Now VAG use CR
[Edited on 23-02-2011 by whitter45]
[Edited on 23-02-2011 by whitter45]
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Warren G
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Same with my astra, didnt feel THAT quick, but would sit with 'performance petrol' cars no problem
feeling quick isnt always quick.... as proved above
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John
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Mapped Fabia/Ibiza is easily as quick a clio and they are the fastest thing in the world.
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Fad
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Originally posted by John
My astra was never as quick as they were made out to be, I'd say the mapped VAG's are faster.
I drove Warren's mapped Astra and initially it didnt feel quick until you saw the speedo. It was deffo quicker than my mapped PD140 and my mates mapped VRS. Also the Vauxhall common rail engine is so much smoother.
I remember his Astra being almost as quicker as a semi tuned Cooper S from a rolling start
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John
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It wasn't slow, it was only a box as well so warrens would have been at least slightly faster, it just wasn't as fast as AON made them out to be.
Really good all round car though, it was quick enough, that wasn't why I got rid of mine.
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